Posted by Mr Cushing on November 20, 2002, at 15:22:23
In reply to Cannabis relieves Schizophrenia symptoms, posted by Michael D on November 20, 2002, at 11:25:23
I'm no Doctor, but I find these articles to be really off base from personal experience. I have two people relatively close to me that are suffering from Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. I find that even while they are medicated, that is, if they choose for a longer period of time to stay medicated, that if they smoke one joint... Boom... back to their own little worlds.One of my best friends suffers from a form of psychosis that he has under his own control whenever he's not stoned. Like you can tell that he's been through a lot, but you can't notice any of his symptoms when he's sober. As soon as he smoked a joint... He'll tell anybody that will listen about his current cocaine addiction (which he managed to kick 2 years ago and is NOT presently using), about how he hears voices through the TV Set and Radios and stuff telling him to do things (which he doesn't as long as he takes his medication and in the past 2 years he hasn't fallen off track, but speaks like it's currently happening), and basically, just retreats to his own little world.
With people that are manic-depressive (which I have personal experience of) I find that moderated marijuana usage is alright. It doesn't set off any immediate negative reactions and is far safer for me than drinking. Having anything over 3 beers and I'm talking about the possibility of having wings surgically implanted into my back so that I don't have to walk around all the time anymore. When I smoke a joint, I find that I'm just able to relax and shut my mind off. However, if I smoke too much then I start to push myself back into a depression.
Anyways, felt like I should throw my two cents in since marijuana is something that is very close to me.
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